Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 59.08 · Chapter 59. FORFEITURE OF CONTRABAND
DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If money that is contraband is seized, the attorney representing the state may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the attorney representing the state until a final judgment is rendered concerning the contraband.
(b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning contraband, money that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account under Subsection (a) of this article shall be distributed in the same manner as proceeds are distributed under Article 59.06 of this code, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1989.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.59.htm
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